Shock-loader.



PATENTED APR. 23, 1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

J. H. M. NIEMANN. SHOCK LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 1906.

. a0 anoaatoz UNITED STATES ATET FFTOE.

SHOCK-LOADEIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 23, 1907.

Application filed May 5, 19 06. Serial No. 315,407.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. M. NIEMANN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chamois, in the county of Osage and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shock-Loaders, of whichthe following is a specification.

The purpose of the present invention is to devise an attachment whichmay be readily applied to the ordinary farm wagon to admit of the samebeing utilized for lifting, transporting and depositing shocks of grainor like load which may be required to be lifted, moved and again placedupon the ground in an upright position.

The invention contemplates, essentially, an attachment which may bereadily fitted to and detached from the running gear of the accustomedfarm wagon, thereby admitting of the latter being used for generalpurposes and when required to be readily adapted for loading shocks.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings.

While the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions bychanges in the structure and minor details without departing from thespirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodiment isshown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side view of a farm wagon with the loader attachment inposition and supporting a shock, a portion of the inner longitudinal barof the main frame being broken away to disclose the relative position ofthe supporting bar of the shock holder. Fig. 2 is a View similar to Fig.1, the shock holder being turned into an approximately horizontalposition and the shock resting upon the ground, the parts appearing inthe relative position which they will occupy either preliminary tolifting the shock or after the same has been deposited upon the ground.Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the shock loader detached fromthe run ning gear, the rear axle of the latter being shown by dottedlines. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the shock loader 011 the linew-ac of I Fig. 1, the two positions of the operating or pinion shaftbeing shown by full and dotted lines. Fig. 5 is a topiplan view of theshock holder.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

In order to more fully comprehend the nature and application of theinvention, the same is shown applied to therunning gear of comprisingtherear axle 1, front axle 2, rear bolster 3, front bolster 4, reach 5,rear hounds the arms or spindles of the respective axles in the usualmanner.

The shock loader comprises, essentially, two parts, a main frame and ashock holder. The main frameliis supported in horizontal position uponthe running gear and comprises longitudinal bars 8 and cross pieces 9and 10. The rear cross piece 9 is set forward of the rear ends of thelongitudinal bars 8 a short distance so as to rest upon the reach 5 andhound 6 and come in front of the rear bolster 3, while admitting of therear ends of the longitudinal bars 8 resting upon the rear bolster 3; Abolt 1.1 connects the rear cross piece 9 to the reach. The front crosspiece 10 rests upon the front bolster 4 and is connected thereto bymeans of the king bolt 12. Standards 13 are connected at their lowerends to the longitudinal bars 8 and are braced by means of stays 14. ismounted in the standards 13 and is provided at one end. with a gearwheel 16. An operating shaft 17 is likewise mounted in the standards 13both to turn freely and to have a limited longitudinal movement. Theoperating shaft is provided with a crank handle 18 and with a pinion 19,the latter being fast thereto and adapted to have its teeth mesh withthe teeth of the gear wheel 16, whereby upon rotating the operatingshaft, the wind.- lass is turned to wind up the operating cord or cable20 having connection therewith. A dog 21 pivotally mounted at one end toa standard 13 is adapted to cooperate with the teeth of the pinion 19and hold the Windlass against backward rotation after the operating cordor cable has been subjected to the requisite degree of tension. The opanordinary farm wagon, said running gear:

6 and supporting wheels 7 which are fitted to A Windlass 15 cratingshaft is mounted to have a limited longitudinal movement to admit ofthrowing the teeth of the pinion 19 into and out of mesh with the teethof the gear wheel 16, this being of advantage when it is desired torelease the windlass to admit of the cord or cable running freelytherefrom to allow the shock or load to settle quickly upon the groundwhen it is required to discharge the same. A plate 22 connects thestandards 13 and is provided in one edge with a notch 23 to recelve aportion of the crank handle 18 to hold the same stationary when theoperating shaft 17 is moved to throw the pinion 19 out of mesh with thegear wheel 16.

The shock holder comprises a confining frame, an impaling bar 24 and asupporting bar 25. The impaling and supporting bars are disposedapproximately at a right angle to each other and are braced by means ofa stay 26. The confining frame comprises a cross head and upwardly oroutwardly diverged bars 27. The cross head embodies spaced bars 28 whichare connected by means of endbars 29, which also are connected to thediverged bars 27 to strengthen and brace the same. Pivot supports 30sustain the shock holder and consist of short bars which are adapted tobe bolted or other wise fastened to the running gear in any substantialmanner. The impaling bar 24 and the supporting bar 25 are in the sameplane and are centrally disposed with reference to the stays formedbetween the diverged bars 27, with the result that the weight of theload is equalized upon all parts of the shock holder and the main frame.

For lifting and securing the shock 31 or like load, sheave pulleys 32are loosely connected to the upper or outer portion of the supportingbar 25 and end portions of the operating cord or cable 20 passtherethrough. The operating cord or cable is parted for convenience ofpassing the same about the shock or load and the projecting end of theimpaling bar and the separate ends are adapted to be connected by asuitable catch 33 or in any desired way.' By having the sheave pulleys32 loosely connected to the supporting bar 25, they readily conform tothe direction of strain upon the portions of the operating cord orcable, both in the confining of the shock and in the raising andlowering of the same.

- From the foregoing it will be readily understood that a shock loaderconstructed in accordance with'this invention may be readily applied tothe running gear of a farm wagon and may be quickly and convenientlydisconnected therefrom when not re quired for immediate use so as to bestowed away when using the farm wagon for general hauling. When theshock loader is in position upon the running gear, the main frame isprevented from rearward displacement by the rear cross bar9 bearingagainst the rear bolster 3, thereby relieving the bolts 11 and 12 of thestrain incident to raising and lowering of the load. The shock holdermay be quickly placed in position and secured by means of the pivotsupports 30, which are bolted or otherwise fastened to the rear axle andrear bolster of the running gear. To take up a shock the loader isbacked with the shock holder in horizontal position so as to cause theimpaling bar 24 to pass through the shock, after which the end portionsof the operating cord or cable are passed about the shock and around theprojecting end of the impaling bar, and fastened. The windlass isnowoperated so as to draw the shock and secure the same to the shockholder and cause the latter to turn from an approximately verticalposition into a horizontal position, with the result that the shockassumes an approximately horizontal position above the main frame andrunning gear, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 1. When thus lifted theshock is transported to the place of discharge when it may be quicklydeposited upon the ground by throwing the operating shaft out of meshwith the Windlass and turning the shock holder from a vertical into ahorizontal position, the shock being deposited in an upright positionupon the ground, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 2. Upon releasing theconnected ends of the operating cord or cable and pulling upon therunning gear, the impaling bar is withdrawn from the shock and thelatter left standing in the required position. I

It is to be understood that the component parts of the shock loader maybe secured to the, running gear of the vehicle in any convenient waydepending upon the style and make of the frame; also that the loader maybe manipulated according to the idea of the operator. When it isrequired to deposit the shock upon the ground, the catch 33 may betripped or disengaged in any way so as to release the holder and shock,after which the latter may be placed upon the ground by turning theimpaling bar 24 from a vertical to a horizontal position, therebyleaving the end portions of the cord or cable 20 hanging loose from thesheave pulleys 32. When it is required to draw the cord or cable 20 fromthe Windlass, the shaft 17 is moved to throw the pinion 19 out of meshwith the gear wheel 1.6, when a pull upon said cord or cable will drawit freely from the windlass.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a shock loader, the combination of a main frame comprisinglongitudinal bars and connecting cross pieces, the rear cross piece roeIIS

passed through the sheave pulleys, and a to Windlass mounted upon themain frame and adapted to wind up the said cord or cable.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. M. N IEMANN being arranged forward of the rear ends of thelongitudinal bars to come in front of the rear bolster of running gearand to permit the rear ends of the longitudinal bars resting upon therear bolster, a shock holder pivotally connected to the running gear andcom- [L. s.]

prlsing an impaling and a supporting bar, Witnesses: sheave pulleysapplied to the supporting bar, W. A. CZESOHIN, an operating rope orcable having portions C. H. KLIGK.

